A Smarter Approach To Beauty
The Cult of the “It-Girl” Product: Why Some Launches Go Viral
There’s a moment, fleeting but potent, when a beauty product becomes more than just a product. It becomes the product. It pops up on every Instagram shelfie, is casually mentioned in GRWMs, sells out before you can blink, and somehow manages to feel both exclusive and everywhere at once.
This is the “It-Girl” product.
But what exactly turns a launch into a phenomenon?
Let’s go deeper.
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